334 SAURUKACE-'E. \IIouttuynia. 



A genus limited to a single Asiatic species, unless it be extended to include the closely 

 allied Californian Anemonopsis. 



1. H. cordata, Thunb. II. Jap. 234, t. 26 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2731. Elii- 

 zome creeping. Stems erect, glabrous, 1 to 2 ft. high. Leaves stalked, 

 lieart-shaped, acuminate, entire, li to 3 in. long, glandular-dotted, glabrous 

 or slightly pubescent on the nei-ves. Spikes pedunculate, -^ to 1 in. long; 

 the outer bracts usually 4, obovate, white, 3 or 4 lines long. Stamens longer 

 than the ovary. 



Hongkong, Wright. In the mountains of northern India, in Siam, China, Formosa, Loo- 

 choo, and Japan. 



Order C. CHLORANTHACEiS. 



Elowers hermaphrodite or unisexual. Perianth none. Stamens 1 or more, 

 epigynous in the hermaphrodite flowers. Ovary 1 -celled, ^vith 1 pendulous 

 ovule. Stigma sessile, thick, entire or notched. Emit a small indehiscent 

 drupe. Embryo minute, within the top of a fleshy albumen. — Trees, shrubs, 

 or rarely herbs. Leaves opposite, connected by sheathing stipules. Flowers 

 in simple or branched often articulate spikes, terminal or in the upper axils. 



A small tropical or subtropical Order, with one American and one Asiatic genus. 



1. CHLORANTHUS, Sw. 



Flowers hermaphrodite. Stamens consisting of a thick fleshy short filament, 

 inserted on (adnate to) one side of the ovary, with 1 adnate 2-celled anther, 

 sometimes accompanied by 2 smaller lateral 1 -celled ones. 



A small genus, comprising all the Asiatic species of the Order. 



Anthers single, 2-celled. (Spikes usuaUy 1 or 2.) I. C. br achy st achy s. 



A single-celled anther on each side of the 2-celled one. (Spikes slen- 

 der^ paniculate.) 2. C. inconspicuus. 



1. C. brachystachys, Blume, M. Jav. Chlor. 13, ^. 2. An erect 

 branching glabrous undershrub, of about 3 ft. Leaves stalked, from ovate to 

 oblong-elliptical, 2 to 4 in. long, serrate, shining above, pale underneath with 

 a few scattered glands. Spikes simple or once (rarely twice) forked, \ to near 

 1 in. long. Flowers green. Stamen ovoid, with a single 2-celled anther. 

 Drupe red, the size of a currant. — C. ceylanicus, Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. i. 802. 

 Barcandra chlor anilioidts, Gardn.; Wight, Ic. t. 1946. 



In ravines, Champion, Hance. In Ceylon, Peuang, the Archipelago, and northward to 

 the Philippines and Loochoo. 



2. C. inconspicuus, Sw.; Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. i. 802. A glabrous 

 shrub. Leaves usually smaller, less coriaceous, and less toothed than in C. 

 brachystachys. Spikes' slender, i to 1 in. long, in branched panicles. Stamens 

 thick, ovate, 3-lobed ; the central lobe bearing a 2-celled anther, the 2 lateral 

 smaller ones each with a 1-celled anther. 



Hongkong, Hance. A native of China, said to be often cultivated in Chinese and Japan- 

 ese gardens. 



